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Bell-shaped cup and saucer with the arms of the Yaldwin and Soame family
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Bell-shaped cup and saucer with the arms of the Yaldwin and Soame family

anonymous · c. 1740 - c. 1760 · turning; vitrification; paint; gild; emailleren; fired; glaze; gold (metal); email; porcelain

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Bell-shaped porcelain cup and saucer, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, black and gold. On the flat the coat of arms of the Yaldwin and Soame families. Left Yaldwin with three flowers against a white background and in the middle a red chevron with two yellow balls and a lion's head; right Soame with three hammers on a red background and a golden chevron in the middle. The crest is a winged sword surrounded by acanthus leaves. On either side of the coat of arms a palm branch. On the wall a band with lotus scrolls and one with lacework. The cup with the same decoration. A crack in the rim of the cup. Coat of arms porcelain in enamel colours.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBell-shaped cup and saucer with the arms of the Yaldwin and Soame family. c. 1740 - c. 1760. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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